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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 1, Sophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which philosopher does Rousseau cite by name in the section on Submission?
(a) Fleury.
(b) Hume.
(c) Hegel.
(d) Kant.

2. What does Rousseau say is the rule for men?
(a) Overcome yourself.
(b) Quest after elevated things.
(c) Be strong and active.
(d) Know yourself.

3. What does Rousseau say unites men and women?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Spiritual aspiration.
(c) Common humanity.
(d) Basic biology.

4. How can woman exercise cruelty in her turn, in Rousseau's opinion?
(a) By making a man wonder who is visiting during the day.
(b) By giving her babies away for adoption.
(c) By bringing another man's baby into the marriage.
(d) By humiliating the man with her low behavior.

5. What does Rousseau say about selfishness?
(a) That it is the last stage of a man's growth.
(b) That it is healthy and natural.
(c) That it is a beast.
(d) That it is a stage everyone passes through.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paradox does Rousseau observe in the relations of the sexes?

2. What did Rousseau require in order to obtain Emile's submission at the end of the Early Childhood section?

3. What does Rousseau say ensures interdependence of man and woman?

4. What does Rousseau say a man should have learned in his first 25 years?

5. In what does Rousseau say selfishness is rooted?

(see the answer key)

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